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craw

/krɔː/

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noun

/krɔː/C2formalobsolete
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее зоб или желудок птицы или животного; в современном английском считается устаревшим или архаичным.

A noun referring to the crop or stomach of a bird or animal, now considered archaic or obsolete in modern English.

  1. Bird's cropC1formal

    The crop or first stomach of a bird, where food is stored and softened before digestion.

    ruЗоб

    • The bird's craw was full of seeds.
    • Hunters often check the craw to see what the bird has been eating.
    • The craw helps birds digest their food more efficiently.

    Synonymscrop

  2. Animal's stomach (informal)C2informal

    Used informally to refer to the stomach or throat of an animal, especially in the phrase 'stick in one's craw'.

    ruГлотка (перен.)

    • The idea of lying stuck in his craw.
    • Her unfair criticism really stuck in my craw.
    • It stuck in his craw that he had to apologize.

    Synonymscropgizzardgulletmawstomach

Forms
  • craws plural form
  • craws' possessive plural form
  • craw's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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